Azure Hawker vs Stemless Gentian

Aeshna caerulea compared with Gentiana acaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azure Hawker	Stemless Gentian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Aeshnidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Aeshna	Gentiana
Species	Aeshna caerulea	Gentiana acaulis

Conservation Status

Azure Hawker

LC — Least Concern

Stemless Gentian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azure Hawker	Stemless Gentian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azure Hawker

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Stemless Gentian

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Azure Hawker

The Azure Hawker (Aeshna caerulea) is a species in the genus Aeshna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.